Charles Paris Books in Order
Charles Paris by Simon Brett contains 20 books, published between 1975 and 2018. The first book is Cast in Order of Disappearance (1975) and the newest is A Deadly Habit (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1975–2018
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,494 in 13 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 42–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,494 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Charles Paris is a mystery series by Simon Brett, featuring an actor who investigates murders around the English theatre. 20 books run from Cast in Order of Disappearance (1975) to A Deadly Habit (2018), with titles drawn from stage and broadcasting life: Star Trap (1977), A Comedian Dies (1979), The Dead Side of the Mike (1980), Murder Unprompted (1982). London, England and the acting profession supply the settings.
How many Charles Paris books are there?
Charles Paris has 20 books, released between 1975 and 2018.
Charles Paris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Charles Paris books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Cast in Order of Disappearance1975 · confirmed 3/41975–3/4
- 2So Much Blood1976 · confirmed 3/41976–3/4
- 3Star Trap1977 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/419771963/4
- 4An Amateur Corpse1978 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/419781963/4
- 5A Comedian Dies1979 · confirmed 3/41979–3/4
- 6Dead Side Of The Mike / Mic1980 · confirmed 3/41980–3/4
- 7Situation Tragedy1981 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/419811763/4
- 8Murder Unprompted1982 · confirmed 3/41982–3/4
- 9Murder in the Title1983 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/419831963/4
- 10Not Dead, Only Resting1984 · 180 pages · confirmed 3/419841803/4
- 11DeadGiveaway1985 · 180 pages · confirmed 3/419851803/4
- 12What Bloody Man is That?1987 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/419871883/4
- 13A Series of Murders1989 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/419891923/4
- 14Corporate Bodies1991 · confirmed 3/41991–3/4
- 15A Reconstructed Corpse1993 · 189 pages · confirmed 3/419931893/4
- 16Sicken and So Die1996 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/419962083/4
- 17Dead Room Farce1997 · 207 pages · confirmed 3/419972073/4
- 18A Decent Interval2013 · 202 pages · confirmed 3/420132023/4
- 19The Cinderella Killer2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 20A Deadly Habit2018 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/420181843/4
Is there a chronological order for Charles Paris?
No separate chronological order is on record for Charles Paris, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Charles Paris books in order?
You should read the Charles Paris books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Charles Paris book also stands alone.
Where to start with Charles Paris
Start with Cast in Order of Disappearance (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charles Paris book?
A Deadly Habit (2018) is the newest Charles Paris book released so far.
Is there a new Charles Paris book coming?
No next Charles Paris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charles Paris at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Charles Paris title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Charles Paris books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,494 pages across the 13 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charles Paris books, 8 of 20, were published in the 1980s.
What the Charles Paris books are about
All 20 Charles Paris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: actors and actresses is tagged on 20 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Actors and actresses 20 of 20 books
- Paris, charles (fictitious character) 12 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 20 books
- London (England) 7 of 20 books
- England 6 of 20 books
- Actors -- Fiction 5 of 20 books
- England -- Fiction 4 of 20 books
- Fiction in English 4 of 20 books
- Actors -- England -- Fiction 2 of 20 books
- Investigation 2 of 20 books
- Murder 2 of 20 books
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